Author: Chloe Paltrow

Autism has been a popular topic for discussion in medicine for a long time. While a few experts have expressed their views on various treatments available for autism, some experts still believe that it cannot be treated completely. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that autism is a challenge that even beats the experts. However, it is generally believed that a heightened awareness on the complication goes a long way to prevent its harmful effects on children. We will dig deeper into how you can celebrate autism awareness month in…

What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder And How Does It Affect Children? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or autism refers to a lifelong mental disorder which prevents a person from communicating with or relating to others effectively. Those who are affected by it, are referred to as “autistic”. This complicated neurobehavioral disorder affects the skill to verbally communicate or interact with people in social atmosphere. The degree of autism may vary from ‘mild’ to ‘severe’ among patients with autism. Although the specific causes for autism still remain a mystery, it is by…

The Center for Disease Control estimates that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects nearly three million Americans, roughly every 1 in 68 children. This often misunderstood brain disorder inhibits normal social interactions, and sometimes verbal communication. Previously doctors would diagnose a child as autistic. Now they diagnose autism on a five-point range, with classical autism being the most severe condition. Children with autism tend to show signs when they are two or three years old. Sometimes signs can show up as early as infancy. Autistic children don’t make regular eye contact,…

The current methods of diagnosis rely essentially on subjective criteria but the new discovery allows us to move out of the circle. The new method provides a more objective, accurate diagnosis of the disease zeroing on the neurological impairments. It measures the tiny fluctuations in the motion of impulses and maps the difference in timing from that of healthy kids. The symptoms of autism usually appear quite early in a child’s life but deciphering them as signs pertaining to autism specifically. Now when the process locates the symptoms and designates…

Few years back, having an autistic kid in the family would either mean a life long burden if you belong to the sensitive sort otherwise you would simply choose to dump the child to some special care institute and move on with life. It was easier back then with fewer number of kids. The ratio has proliferated to an alarming number now with 1 in every 110 kids in the nation. Children with severe Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms continue to baffle parents and physicians alike. Repetition, inability to verbalize clearly,…

A child diagnosed with autism is not a big deal today because autism off late has been on a rise. That is a shocking piece of news but it stands true. A lot has already been spoken about autism, spreading awareness, fighting for the cause, fundraising and trying to improve the medical facilities that are available to cure the impact of autism. In the midst of focusing so much attention on autistic kids what people fail to realize is that siblings of these autistic children go unnoticed. It is important…

It does not come as a big surprise if parents say that they want the world for their children. Isn’t it obvious for parents to want that for their bunch of kids! As parents we all have a lot of hopes and aspirations pinned on our children and what comes as a news that dishearten and crush many of our dreams would be when they know that their child suffers from autism. Autism does imply that you have to say goodbye to your dreams that you had hoped your child…

People at length talk about urbanization and how the process of urbanization is essential for growth and development. The term has become phenomenal and quite a rage because it has all the essential infrastructure to enhance human life. Today urbanization has everything to do with getting proper education , having a fashionably well lifestyle and also a successful stint at our workplace. It has all the necessary ingredients to make us successful and happy. But is that a statement or a point that we are trying to ask ourselves? Because…

Your attitude speaks- You cannot simply start with the belief that Autism is incurable. Accept the truth about the disease and equip yourself to fight it. The foremost weapon to aid you in the battle is to get your attitude boosted, both towards the disease and the patient. Try to develop a patient and accepting attitude while dealing with the child but keep alive the optimism for future progress. Handle him/her with gentleness and provide the child with more space to be as it suits him/ her. With more flexibility…

Hyperbaric hyperoxia (also know as HBO) treatment has received acclaim for being highly effective in healing traumatic brain injury and stroke patients. Other serious conditions like decompression sickness and carbon monoxide poisoning can also be cured with HBO treatment. HBO exposure regulates blood flow, vasoreactivity and aerobic metabolism in the brain. However, the mechanisms of the treatment have been a subject of recent debates. As a result, investigations have been recently carried out to check the effect of HBO exposure on the distribution of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). The…